as in to overuse
to use so much as to make less appealing seeking to capitalize on its only breakout hit, the network fatally overexposed the game show by scheduling it every night of the week

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Recent Examples of overexpose Her credibility as a media creator is under intense scrutiny with every project to date being labeled superficial and/or overexposed. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025 This was coupled with his noticing that many plate images were blurry, and therefore were overexposed. Big Think, 13 Mar. 2025 But if it is allowed to fade into irrelevance, or overexposed to the point of consumer indifference, the steep costs may not be worth it. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025 Some fans feel the Chiefs are overexposed, from all of the winning to Mahomes and Reid’s many commercials to Kelce’s high-profile relationship with Taylor Swift. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overexpose
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  • Let your child know that overusing harsh ingredients or layering multiple products can damage their skin—yes, even if it's being promoted by social media influencers.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 10 June 2025
  • These storms are why Coloradans overuse the cliche Don’t like the weather?
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
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  • His versions were full-blooded, with lush strings and reasonably large orchestras — and, purists alleged — vulgarizing distortions.
    BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Ever since his rise to power, Trump has served as a vulgarizing agent.
    Leon Neyfakh, Slate Magazine, 2 June 2017
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  • Known for his roles in five feature-length martial arts films, Lee is credited with helping to popularize martial arts films in the 1970s and promoting Hong Kong action cinema.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
  • One hundred years later, ocean liners—a mode of transport that Tricia Cusack argues helped to popularize the reach of the British Empire for upper-class travelers—would be superseded by the convenience of commercial air travel.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 6 June 2025
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  • Lent during the Statesman’s preview cautioned against stereotyping people entering the country and said immigration remains an integral part of the U.S. economy.
    Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Troy schools board president Karl Schmidt loses reelection after his letters stereotyping Asians were uncovered.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Strive to indulge once in a while without overdoing it.
    Leigh Morgan, Quartz, 2 June 2025
  • McDonough added extra springs and air bags to handle the camper weight and a winch up front, but otherwise has stayed away from overdoing the build.
    Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 29 May 2025
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  • The visa expired in February 2023, but Soliman has not exhausted legal efforts to remain in the U.S., according to NBC.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 June 2025
  • The object could be a white dwarf—an Earth-sized husk that remains after a star has exhausted its nuclear fuel.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 May 2025
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  • To show it off, engineer Jes Clauson-Kaas carefully descends down nine stories of rickety scaffolding along the edge of a massive concrete hole bored into the earth.
    Rob Schmitz, NPR, 13 June 2025
  • Some people assume that longtime married couples are boring, but my husband has never bored me.
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025

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“Overexpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overexpose. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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